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Wakefield council approves final FY2025-26 budget and sets property tax request at $546,766.41
Summary
The Wakefield City Council approved the final fiscal year 2025-26 budget and passed Resolution 11-2025 to set the property tax request at $546,766.41; Administrator Mogus said the budget represents an 8.47% increase and described postcard notice timing issues during the county process.
The Wakefield City Council on Sept. 24 approved the city's final FY2025-26 budget and adopted Resolution 11-2025 to set the property tax request for 2025-26 at $546,766.41.
City Administrator Mogus reported on the county 'pink postcard' process and told the council that because the post office delayed postcard deliveries the public hearing had only one visitor. Mogus said the budget will increase by 8.47%. Council Member Dolen moved to approve the final budget for FY2025-26 and Council Member Brenn seconded; the motion carried with Brenn, Dolen and Hansen voting aye (Geiser absent). Council Member Hansen then moved to approve Resolution 11-2025 setting the property tax request at $546,766.41; Council Member Brenn seconded and the resolution passed on the same recorded vote.
The meeting minutes record the levy figure as 0.0487984; that figure appears in the minutes as reported by the Administrator during the meeting. The minutes also state the levy ‘will increase from $0.47 to $0.0487984,’ which is internally inconsistent. The meeting record does not provide additional context or a corrected prior levy figure. The City Clerk/ Treasurer is responsible for publishing and certifying the final budget documents according to Nebraska law.
